pseudoscience

Explores why demonstrably false beliefs in UFOs, aliens, and more, thrive despite decades of eduation and scientific debunking.

"Someone is messing with the Museum of Natural History, mixing human models from the new Pleistocene Megafauna in with the dinosaur exhibits, and Wilson Kipper, whose mother works in the museum as a paleontologist, and his friends are determined to find out who is responsible for the anti-science vandalism--the new professor, her nasty daughter, or someone else entirely"--OCLC.

Discusses cryptids like Bigfoot, Yeti, and the Loch Ness Monster, exploring their origins, theories, and place in popular culture.

Grade 4-7, 24 min. Answers questions such as: What is the process of testing claims or theories called (the world is flat?), What are claims that can't be tested called?, What kind of science are magic tricks?, and more.

Explores common threads and unscientific tactics among several movements that deny scientific advancements pertaining to evolution, climate change, AIDS, oil shortages, population growth, and vaccines. Discusses how denying or ignoring science harms society by increasing scientific ignorance, risk of global catastrophes, disease, and death.

Examines the evidence for and against the existence of creatures such as Bigfoot; the Yeti, or Abominable Snowman; the Loch Ness monster; and the Mokele Mbembe, or Congo dinosaur.

A collection of essays in which Martin Gardner reflects on a variety of topics related to science, mathematics, literature, philosophy, religion, and mysticism.

Describes the debate between the geocentric and heliocentric models of the solar system, with a discussion of the scientific method, which relies on observable phenomena and technologies such as the telescope.

Sorts out the differences between real science and pseudoscience such as UFOs, out-of-body-experiences, astrology, creationism, and ESP and is illustrated with humorous cartoons.